延迟

延遲

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verb #9,707

Meanings

Literally 'extend lateness' — making something happen later than planned.

航班延迟了两个小时。

Hángbān yánchí le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

The flight was delayed by two hours.

网络延迟太高了，游戏卡死了。

Wǎngluò yánchí tài gāo le, yóuxì kǎ sǐ le.

The network latency is too high, the game is lagging badly.

别再延迟了，赶紧做决定。

Bié zài yánchí le, gǎnjǐn zuò juédìng.

Don't delay any longer, make a decision now.

usage

延迟 works as both a verb (to delay) and a noun (delay/latency). In gaming and tech contexts, it specifically means network latency or lag.

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